Trouble with slash commands in my new Discord bot. Any advice?

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Hey everyone! I’m new to Discord bot development and I’m running into a problem. I’ve set up my bot, but for some reason, the slash commands aren’t working. I’ve tried following tutorials and checking my code, but I can’t figure out what’s wrong.

Here’s a simplified version of what I’ve done:

import discord
from discord.ext import commands

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!')

@bot.slash_command()
async def hello(ctx):
    await ctx.respond('Hi there!')

bot.run('MY_TOKEN')

Can anyone help me understand why my slash commands aren’t showing up or working? Am I missing something obvious? Any tips or suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance!

2

yo dude, i had the same issue. Make sure u enable intents in ur bot code. Add this line before bot = commands.Bot():

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True

then pass intents to Bot() like this:

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix=‘!’, intents=intents)

that should fix it

3

One thing that’s often overlooked is the guild ID when registering slash commands. If you’re testing in a specific server, try using bot.tree.sync(guild=discord.Object(id=YOUR_GUILD_ID)) instead of a global sync. This can speed up the registration process significantly.

Also, ensure you’re handling command errors properly. Add an error handler to catch and log any issues:

@bot.event
async def on_command_error(ctx, error):
print(f’An error occurred: {str(error)}')

This can provide valuable debug information if your commands are failing silently.

Lastly, verify that your bot has the necessary permissions in the server. It needs ‘Send Messages’ and ‘Use Slash Commands’ at minimum to function correctly.

4

I’ve been through this exact issue when I first started with Discord bots. Make sure you’ve enabled the ‘applications.commands’ scope when adding your bot to servers. Without this, slash commands won’t register properly.

Also, double-check that you’re using the latest discord.py version (2.0+) which fully supports slash commands. Older versions might not work as expected.

Lastly, remember that slash commands can take up to an hour to propagate across all servers. If you’ve just added the commands, give it some time before panicking.

If none of these solve your problem, try explicitly registering your commands using bot.tree.sync(). This forces an update of your slash commands.